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These "thistles" are not actually thistles, but Teasels - "Dipsacus fullonum" .

View of the Palouse River, just above Palouse Falls in eastern

Washington State.

Thanks for Looking - Cecil

My girlfriend requested that I make a poster sized print for her, so

I worked over this photo, printed it out at 24 x 36 inches and

framed it. It came out extremely nice! Amazing what one can do with

6mp. The image here just doesn't do it justice. Thanks for your

comments or ratings - Cecil

Yes, it's another duck shot. Seen from about the perspective of a

duck's eye, I believe. The lighting and exposure was so close on

this one there was very little for me to play with. Thanks for

viewing - Cecil

Thanks for all the comments on this photo - and Koos Net, your cropped version has the balance I was looking for but didn't achieve - nice! - Cecil

I've only seen this critter one time, for about 5 seconds, on the

banks of the local river. Fortunately I had my camera and the 400mm

lens at the ready, and the mink was nice enough to strike this pose

before disappearing back into the river. Comments welcomed. Thanks -

Cecil

As somone pointed out to me, this "mouse" is actually a "vole". Of course, a vole is also called a "field mouse" or "meadow mouse".

Just another bird standing on one leg in the snow photo...

I'm embarrassed to say I don't know the name of this common local

weed; some form of thistle, no doubt? But my son informs me there are

thousands of types of thistle. I like the color and texture, and it

holds up so well all winter long along the local rivers.

Just a view in the middle of nowhere, while hiking in northern Idaho.

The flying bugs are the first I've seen this year.

I agree with Tom, this image is annoyingly wide even for my 20 inch monitor.

I was walking to work last week when I saw this heron strolling along

the edge of the local creek, looking for fish to eat. I stood quietly

in the shadows and he didn't notice me for a bit. He suddenly cocked

his head as though he heard something in the brush, and in a flash he

had this mouse. He flipped the mouse around, dipped it into the creek

to wash it off, and then swallowed it whole... And I didn't even know

heron's ate mice...

Comments welcome, and thanks for viewing - Cecil

Thomas, the apparent difference in color between the wire and the barb is strictly due to the lighting - the sun is shining on top of the wire, and the camera is facing the shadow side of the barb. Thanks - Cecil

A simple railroad spike. I'm starting to assemble a new "Rust, Rails,

and Iron" folder, and this seems like a good candidate. Comments

welcome and thanks for looking - Cecil

I did this in both color and black and white, with a little different

cropping but the same image. No toning this time on the black and

white. Comments welcomed and thanks for looking - Cecil

Comments Welcome - Thanks! Cecil

Good point Stephen, I was thinking in relative terms to the major highway that is a short distance to the right of this photo, but that of course isn't visible in the photo...

My escape route from town on a winter Saturday morning. 13 miles of

this and then a big downhill drop, out of the fog and into a totally

different climate where it's 10 degrees warmer and no snow...

Comments welcome as always. - Cecil

Cateye closeup, hand-held 280mm + Kenko's, flashed @ 1/60th, cropped

and adjusted in PS. Comments welcome. Thanks! - Cecil

Nine-Inch Nails? Comments welcome. Thanks - Cecil

This swingset appeared to be smiling at me, so I took it's

picture... :-)

Just something a little different to look at.... Comments welcome as

always, Thanks! - Cecil

Yesterday sunshine and warmer, today the snow and fog returned.

Critique and comments welcomed - Thanks! Cecil